A RELATIONSHIP IN REGRESSION AND A PROCESS IN TRANSITION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF COVID AFFECTED HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR IN INDIA

Abstract

Covid 19 pandemic and the consequent Lockdowns had an instant impact on higher education institutions across the world. With campus life unlikely to return to normal very soon, it has posed a serious threat to institutions of higher learning in terms of adopting new strategies and means for their survival and growth. India has the third largest higher education system in the world in terms of size and its diversity next to China and United States and largest in the world in terms of number of educational institutions. The objective of this research is to assess how Covid 19 pandemic has affected Indian higher education system and based on the analysis suggesting the way forward. In executing the research qualitative analysis of secondary data has been done. The study opens with exploring the impact of COVID-19 on higher education sector in India followed by brief discussions on policy, procedural, economic and socio-cultural implications of this academic disruption and finally propositions are placed regarding effectually dealing with major challenges faced by Indian higher education leading to creation of a new educational paradigm